Buynovo, Smolyan Province

Buynovo
Буйново
Buynovo is located in Bulgaria
Buynovo
Buynovo
Location of Buynovo, Bulgaria
Coordinates: 41°33′40.37″N 24°18′55.61″E / 41.5612139°N 24.3154472°E / 41.5612139; 24.3154472
Country Bulgaria
Provinces
(Oblast)		Smolyan Province
Government
 • MayorMitko Ivanov
Elevation
1,321 m (4,334 ft)
Population
 (15.09.2022)
 • Total
230[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
4812
Area code(s)030418 from Bulgaria, 0035930418 from outside

Buynovo (Bulgarian: Буйново) is a village in southern Bulgaria. It has a population of 230 as of 2022.[1]

Geography

Buynovo is located in the southwestern part of Smolyan Province and has a territory of 45.467 km2.[2] It is part of Borino Municipality and situated just north and east of the border with Greece. The closest settlement is the village of Kozhari to the southeast. Other nearby villages include Chala, Yagodina and Trigrad.

The village is situated in the western part of the Rhodope Mountains along the river Vacha. Upstream of the village in northern direction is Buynovo Gorge with dramatic steep cliffs.[3] Along the gorge is located Yagodinska Cave, the longest in the Rhodope Mountains.[4] Both the gorge and the cave are listed in the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.[5][6]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Tables of Persons Registered by Permanent Address and by Current Address". Official Site of the Civil Registration and Administrative Services (GRAO). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Bulgaria Guide, Buynovo". Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 68
  4. ^ Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 68
  5. ^ "Yagodinska Cave". Official Site of Bulgarian Tourist Union. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Buynovo Gorge". Official Site of Bulgarian Tourist Union. Retrieved 24 December 2023.

References

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  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).